Criteria for a Black Widow
1999 studio album by Annihilator
Criteria for a Black Widow | ||||
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Studio album by Annihilator | ||||
Released | June 1, 1999 | |||
Recorded | Phantom Blitz Studios, Watersound Studios Inc., Ottawa, Canada | |||
Genre | Thrash metal | |||
Length | 50:50 | |||
Label | Roadrunner Records | |||
Producer | Jeff Waters | |||
Annihilator chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Record Collector | [2] |
Criteria for a Black Widow is the seventh studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Annihilator, released on June 1, 1999, by Roadrunner Records. It is the only album to feature the reunited Alice in Hell-era line-up (with the exception of bassist Wayne Darley, who declined to rejoin the band, and was replaced by Russ Bergquist).
Track listing
All music is composed by Jeff Waters
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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1. | "Bloodbath" | Jeff Waters, John Bates | 5:21 |
2. | "Back to the Palace" | Waters, Bates | 5:34 |
3. | "Punctured" | Waters, Bates | 5:48 |
4. | "Criteria for a Black Widow" | Waters | 5:57 |
5. | "Schizos (Are Never Alone) Part III" (4:26 on the 2010 reissue) | Instrumental | 5:52 |
6. | "Nothing Left" | Waters, Bates | 4:51 |
7. | "Loving the Sinner" | Waters | 4:38 |
8. | "Double Dare" | Waters, Bates | 5:26 |
9. | "Sonic Homicide" | Waters | 4:28 |
10. | "Mending" | Instrumental | 2:46 |
Total length: | 50:41 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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11. | "Loving the Sinner" (bonus track) | Jeff Waters Vocal Version | 4:34 |
12. | "Jeff Waters Speaks" (bonus track) | Waters | 11:57 |
Personnel
Band members
- Jeff Waters – guitar, bass, vocals, producer, engineer, mixing, liner notes
- Randy Rampage – vocals
- David Scott Davis – guitar
- Russell Bergquist – bass (not on the album)
- Ray Hartmann – drums
Production
- Mike Rogerson – engineer
- Paul Blake – assistant engineer
- Craig Waddell – mastering
- Victor Dezso – photography
- Carol Sirna – model
- Robert Stefanowicz – digital imaging
- Ralph Alfonso – package design
- Tom Bagley – restoration, drawing, logo illustration
References
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Annihilator Criteria for a Black Widow review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
- ^ Jones, Tim (December 2010). "Ninth studio set from Jeff Waters et al, from 1999". Record Collector (382). Retrieved December 2, 2011.
External links
- Criteria for a Black Widow at AllMusic
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